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HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH MUSICIANS WHEN YOU’RE FAR AWAY …OR CLOSE TO HOME
Growing up, I plastered the walls of my room and basement with vivid rock posters and pages I had cut out of rock photography books of bands in concert, including the Sex Pistols, The Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
As a musician, I used these visuals to help me cultivate my somewhat ridiculous histrionic poses that I used when playing on stage, much to the embarrassment of friends and family. However, it served another purpose: These posters showed me some key moments to capture during a performance, particularly when trying to compose an image. So, when I was ready for my first concert, which was Van Halen back in 1980, I “borrowed” my dad’s film SLR with a non-image-stabilized telephoto lens and snuck it into Nassau Coliseum on Long Island.…
